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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1980?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1980, the Sun was in Leo (17°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Mercury moved from Cancer into Leo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°31' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°15' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°01'57" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1980	Aug 22, 1980 into Virgo
Moon	1°55'12" Leo	Direct	Aug 9, 1980	Aug 11, 1980 into Virgo
Mercury	0°34'40" Leo	Direct	Aug 9, 1980	Aug 24, 1980 into Virgo
Venus	2°18'13" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1980	Sep 7, 1980 into Leo
Mars	17°29'48" Libra	Direct	Jul 10, 1980	Aug 29, 1980 into Scorpio
Jupiter	13°20'27" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	24°55'41" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	21°32'30" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°01'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°26'53" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°10'09" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 9, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 03:30 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 9, 08:23 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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Mars and Pluto sat 2 degrees apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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